Positron emission tomography in lung cancer

IH Shon, MJ O'doherty, MN Maisey - Seminars in nuclear medicine, 2002 - Elsevier
Carcinoma of the lung is one of the most frequent malignancies and a major cause of
mortality. The use of positron emission tomography (PET) has been extensively investigated …

The future in diagnosis and staging of lung cancer: positron emission tomography

BM Fischer, J Mortensen - Respiration, 2006 - karger.com
Since its introduction in 1974, positron emission tomography (PET) has gained widespread
use, especially in diagnosis and staging of lung cancer. In this respect, 18F …

The use of positron emission tomography (PET) in the staging/evaluation, treatment, and follow-up of patients with lung cancer: a critical review

M Mac Manus, RJ Hicks - … Journal of Radiation Oncology* Biology* Physics, 2008 - Elsevier
The availability of clinical positron emission tomography (PET) is increasing rapidly in the
developed world (1). This article reviews the role of PET scanning in lung cancer …

Role of positron emission tomography in the staging of lung cancer

C Schiepers - Lung Cancer, 1997 - Elsevier
Early detection and staging of lung cancer is important in initiating rapid treatment and
improving prognosis. Computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance (MR) imaging …

PET scanning in lung cancer: current status and future directions

MP Mac Manus, RJ Hicks - Seminars in surgical oncology, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
Positron emission tomography (PET) represents a dramatic advance in the imaging of lung
cancer. It is valuable for the diagnosis, staging, prognosis, and restaging of disease, and is …

Positron emission tomography in lung cancer

VJ Lowe, KS Naunheim - The Annals of thoracic surgery, 1998 - Elsevier
Reports on positron emission tomography have become more common in the oncology
literature. After a short introduction to positron emission tomography, this review will look at …

[HTML][HTML] Positron emission tomography-computed tomography in the management of lung cancer: An update

P Sharma, H Singh, S Basu… - South Asian journal of …, 2013 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
This communication presents an update on the current role of positron emission tomography-
computed tomography (PET-CT) in the various clinical decision-making steps in lung …

Non–small cell lung cancer: FDG-PET imaging

JJ Erasmus, HP McAdams… - Journal of thoracic imaging, 1999 - journals.lww.com
Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: FDG-PET Imaging Page 1 Journal of Thoracic lmaging 14:247–256
O 1999 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. Inc. Philadelphia Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: FDG-PET …

Current role of positron emission tomography in thoracic oncology

VJ Lowe, KS Naunheim - Thorax, 1998 - thorax.bmj.com
Positron emission tomography (PET) has been in existence and continuously developing
over the past 20 years. In the last few years steady advances in the technology used for PET …

[HTML][HTML] Added value of respiratory gating in positron emission tomography for the clinical management of lung cancer patients

W Grootjans, DDD Rietbergen… - Seminars in nuclear …, 2022 - Elsevier
Positron emission tomography (PET) is an important imaging modality for personalizing
clinical management of patients with lung cancer. In this regard, PET imaging is essential for …